Flying South for the Winter? Winterize your vacant home

Winterizing a Vacant Home

It is wise to have your plumbing and heating system winterized by a professional unless you are well-informed on the procedures necessary.

If you or someone you know has a vacant home or vacation property, careful decisions need to be made to prevent expensive repairs from frozen plumbing. In the spring of 2008 we inspected an unusually high number of homes with damaged plumbing (or worse) due to lack of or improperly performed winterization. One customer spent well over $5,000 on plumbing repairs, and then more to repair the walls, ceiling, and flooring that were damaged by water and the process of replacing the pipes.

"This was the best plumbing company experience I have ever had. The plumbing technician, Curt, was outstanding in the truest sense of that word. He was courteous, articulate, conscious that he had been working outside and thus careful to not track dirt into the house...simply a cut above. And he did the job fast and with skill. I would highly recommend Affordable to anyone without reservation."